noun
small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
• Syn: ↑dasyurid marsupial
• Hypernyms: ↑marsupial, ↑pouched mammal
• Hyponyms:
↑dasyure, ↑thylacine, ↑Tasmanian wolf, ↑Tasmanian tiger, ↑Thylacinus cynocephalus, ↑Tasmanian devil, ↑ursine dasyure, ↑Sarcophilus hariisi, ↑pouched mouse, ↑marsupial mouse, ↑marsupial rat, ↑numbat, ↑banded anteater, ↑anteater, ↑Myrmecobius fasciatus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyurinae
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\\ˌdasēˈyu̇rə̇d\ noun (-s)Etymology: New Latin Dasyuridae
: one of the Dasyuridae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.